Kitchener's Army divisional structure 1918
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A typical 1918 Kitchener's Army division would have comprised the following units:
- Divisional HQ.
- Infantry
- 3 brigades, each comprising 3 battalions, with 36 machine guns each.
- 3 light trench mortar batteries with 8 x 3 in (76 mm) Stokes
- Artillery
- H.Q. Divisional Artillery
- 2 field artillery brigades, 8 batteries - 6 x 18 pounders (8 kg) and 2 4,5 Howitzers
- 2 medium trench mortar batteries with 6 x 2 in (51 mm)
- 1 divisional ammunition column
- Engineers
- H.Q. Divisional Engineers
- 3 field companies
- Signals Service
- 1 signal company
- Pioneers
- 1 pioneer battalion, comprising 4 companies, with 16 Vickers machine guns each
- 3 field ambulances
- 1 sanitary section
- 1 mobile veterinary section
- 1 motor ambulance workshop
- 1 divisional train
Number of troops and equipment:
- All ranks: 16,035
- Horses & mules: 3,838
- Guns: 48
- 18 pounder (8 kg): 36
- 4.5 in (114 mm) howitzer: 12
- trench mortars: 36
- Stokes: 24
- Medium: 12
- Machine guns: 400
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- Vickers: 64
- Lewis: 336
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- Assorted carts & vehicles: 870
- Cycles: 341
- Motor cycles: 44
- Motor cars: 11
- Motor lorries: 3
- Motor ambulances: 21
